Jess McClain After Finishing Fourth At The 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials (2:25:46) + How She Did It Self-Coached and Unsponsored | Race Recap + Reflection
“I just really enjoyed getting here. Maybe not the whole last eight years – it's been a road and a journey – but the last year or two of running has been so fun. I know it's been a whole thing that I ...
7 Feb 20241h 14min
Emily Sisson After Finishing Second At The 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials (2:22:42), Qualifies For Second Olympic Team | Race Recap + Reflection
“I'm excited to be back there because you never know how many chances you get to represent the U.S. on the global stage. I feel like I've been really fortunate in my career and I've gotten a lot of re...
6 Feb 202441min
Ben Flanagan After Running 13:04 For 5000m To Hit The Olympic Qualifying Standard For Canada
"You can't expect things to fall into place. I was at a place where I was so close to being in or out that I had to rely so much on these uncontrollable factors where you're just rooting for everythin...
6 Feb 202459min
Clayton Young After Making The 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Team (Live From Orlando)
Heading into the 2024 Olympic Marathon Trials, the consensus was that there was no consensus: Anyone could make the team. And the races delivered big time, with topsy-turvy place changes and unexpecte...
3 Feb 202420min
2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Pre-Race Show | Top Athletes and Storylines To Watch
On Saturday, Feb. 3, Orlando will host the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. The top three men and women who have met the qualifying standards and criteria will be named the U.S. Olympic team for the Pari...
1 Feb 20241h 40min
Cooper Teare and Cole Hocker On Reuniting In Virginia, Leaving The Bowerman Track Club + 2024 Plans
"You have to measure out your peaks, especially in an Olympic year. But I'm really happy with my fitness right now. In years past, I haven't been this confident in my fitness. So I'm really happy and ...
30 Jan 202452min
Natosha Rogers On Her Marathon Debut At The 2024 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials
This week in the Lap Count Newsletter, Kyle Merber spoke with Natosha Rogers. In 2012, as a junior at Texas A&M, Natosha Rogers followed up her NCAA 10,000m victory with a second place finish at the U...
25 Jan 202420min
The Altitude Conversion Debate; USA XC Championships's Biggest Winners + Why The Best Don't Always Race The Best | The Lap Count
This is The Lap Count newsletter by Kyle Merber, as read by Chris Chavez. Join more than 15,500 people who stay up-to-date with all the thrilling action and biggest stories in the world of track & fie...
24 Jan 202419min
